Director of Impact

GLF Schools is seeking an outstanding Director of Impact to strengthen and maximise the positive difference the Trust makes for children, families and communities. This is a pivotal leadership role, shaping how the Trust understands what truly makes a difference, and using that insight to improve outcomes for children across every GLF school.

Your Opportunity

As Director of Impact, you will lead how GLF understands, measures and improves its impact. Working closely with the Executive Team, Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) and senior education leaders, you will embed evidence informed practice across the trust and ensure that insight drives meaningful action and improvement.

You will lead a clear, trust wide approach to understanding impact, bringing together research, evaluation and data into one coherent picture. You will clearly communicate complex analysis into actionable insight, how we use data and evaluative thinking, and support leaders to make evidence-driven decisions.

You will also lead innovation through Test, Learn and Grow initiatives, research partnerships and exploration of areas such as the Science of Learning, helping GLF scale what works and contribute to improvement across the wider education system.

This will be a hybrid post, with a base at our GLF Schools Head Office in Banstead, Surrey. There are also opportunities to work from other GLF Schools as appropriate.

What we are looking for

Essential Experience and skills

Proven track record leading analysis, evaluation or research within education or the public sector

Experience developing and applying theories of change in complex environments

Ability to translate complex evidence and data into clear, compelling insight

Experience applying sector evidence (e.g. EEF, DfE) to drive improvement

Experience leading innovation, pilots or test, learn and grow initiatives

Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and build learning cultures

Strong analytical, communication and synthesis skills

Strategic, rigorous and curious mindset

Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and disciplines

Desirable

Experience working with schools, MATs or education organisations

Knowledge of the Science of Learning or related research areas

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,500 colleagues and over 19,000 pupils

Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness

43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England

We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity

Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

Generous holiday allowance

Work life and family friendly policies

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Career pathways and talent management

Access to a staff benefits portal

Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Salary

Leadership 3 - £75,000

Start Date

As soon as available

Contract type

Full time (36 hours a week). This is a fixed term secondment opportunity (initially for 1 year), ideal for an experienced professional seeking to apply their expertise at scale within a multi academy trust.

Closing date

17th May 2026

Interview date

TBC